Archbishop Di Noia Explains ‘Catholic Truth About Original Sin’ By: John Woods Drawing heavily on St. Thomas Aquinas’ “Summa Theologiae,” a Vatican archbishop with New York roots called original sin “the absence of sanctifying grace in the substance of the soul.” Perhaps surprisingly to some, Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia said original sin “does …

Can the Dominicans Help Rescue the Age from Itself? If Chesterton was right about the “degrading slavery” of being children of our era, author Kevin Vost suggests the Order of Preachers is vital to the age — By: Kathryn Jean Lopez & Kevin Vost “The Dominicans are going to save the world,” a friend commented …

Dominicans Ordain Largest Number of Friars in 45 Years By: Charlotte Hays WASHINGTON — “Our Lord commanded us to pray to the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into the harvest, and we have done so — and these are his answer to our prayer,” Archbishop Augustine Di Noia said Saturday, as he …

40 Down, 4 Million to Go By: Angelo Stagnaro “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field. (Luke 10:2) In a small chapel, in a tiny village, on a remote island, a handful of friars are laboring in God’s …

Dominicans Bringing Back the Lost Traditions of Passiontide By: Stephen Beale You can’t miss it. Last Sunday you probably noticed that all the statues, images, and crosses in your parish sanctuary had been covered with a purple veil. We are closer to Good Friday and the Holy Week is nearly upon us. These last two weeks …

Dominican Friars Launch Lenten Video Game Timed to stoke interest in a Passiontide prayer vigil in Washington, the game features a cappa-wearing friar who scores points by converting heretics. By: Stephen Beale WASHINGTON — When Dominican Brother Athanasius Murphy entered the Order of Preachers, he never imagined that his mission of saving souls for Christ …

Literature for Lent Dominican offers talk on Catholic literature for young adult group By: Lauren Clem PROVIDENCE — “What are some of the traits that make up Catholic literature? What does it mean to be a Catholic writer?” These were among the questions Father Thomas More Garrett, associate pastor of St. Pius V Parish and …

Washington (CNN) — On a dreary day a few weeks before he died, Justice Antonin Scalia delivered a talk to an unusual Washington audience: a room full of Dominican Friars in white robes. True to form, he provoked a debate about Saint Thomas Aquinas, the intellectual giant of the Dominican Order. Scalia pointed to some …